‘Ash’ Director Flying Lotus on Dodging the ‘Apple Store’ Visuals of Space Movies and Drenching the Set in ‘Buckets of Blood’

variety.com:

William Earl Flying Lotus‘ new movie “Ash,” opening in theaters Friday via RLJE Films and Shudder, is a psychedelic space odyssey that follows an amnesiac astronaut (Eiza González) who finds the rest of her crew dead, with no idea who did it.

Tensions rise when a mysterious astronaut, played by Aaron Paul, shows up. The duo descends into paranoia and panic as they try to pinpoint what the deadly force is and how they can escape the dangerous planet.

Flying Lotus, who is an influential electronic musician and producer when he’s not making movies, spoke with Variety about the inspirations for his sophomore feature, how “Suspiria” shaped the visuals and why González was at the perfect point in her career to star in the film.

There’s been a few false starts with projects at XYZ Films. We’ve been trying to get something going for a long time. They would send me some material, and oftentimes it just wouldn’t be the right thing.